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-RBA *Minnesota *Minnesota Statewide *May 26, 2005 *MNST0505.26 -Birds mentioned
Hotline: Minnesota Statewide
Date: May 26, 2005
Sponsor: Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU) http://biosci.umn.edu/~mou/
Reports: (763) 780-8890
Compiler: Anthony Hertzel
Transcriber: Anthony Hertzel (ahertzel@sihope.com)
This is the Minnesota Birding Report for Thursday, May 26th.
Herb Dingmann reported an adult male CINNAMON TEAL in southern Mahnomen County on the 26th. The location is on the south side of county road 12, about a third of a mile west of county road 3.
In Clay County, the ROCK WREN and the two SAY'S PHOEBES are still being seen daily. Directions from the town of Felton are to go south on state highway 9 for two miles. Turn east on county road 108 and drive to the T intersection. Follow the gravel road left and north to
the gravel pit area.
I have a secondhand report of a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER seen on or about the 22nd in Dakota County, along 155th Street between the avenues of Angus and Barbara.
Peder Svingen found a BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK in Rock County on the 24th. It was along the road that runs east then north of the water- filled gravel pits that are south of Blue Mounds State Park. Note that the grosbeak soon disappeared and Peder was unable to relocate it.
Out of range was the LARK BUNTING found today in Ely, St. Louis County. On the north side of town, turn right on state highway 1 for one block, then left on the dirt road. Check for the bird along the ball field fence line.
Bill Marengo found four AMERICAN AVOCETS at mile marker 17 of highway
28 just east of Barry in Big Stone County.
In Duluth, nine RED-THROATED LOONS were seen by Sparky Stensaas on the 23rd, past the Sky Harbor Airport on Park Point, and three PARASITIC JAEGERS were seen out from the recreational area of the Park Point on the same day. An ARCTIC TERN was reported over the weekend but not recently.
There have been many reports of NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD over the past week. One was seen on the 21st in Scott County just west of Murphy Lake Boulevard in the southwest corner of Murphy-Hanrehan Park and about half a mile north of 175th Street. On the same day, another was
at the Minnesota River Valley Refuge Headquarters in Minneapolis. In western Brown County, Brian Smith found one along 400th Avenue, just north of the intersection of 140 Street. On May 24th, Bob O'Connor found a Northern Mockingbird in Moorhead's Gooseberry Park in Clay County. Check the edge of the woods from the park shelter to the footbridge. Four were along the north shore of Lake Superior, including one on the UMD campus at St. Marie Street and University Drive in Duluth on the 24th, another at the scenic overlook over Boy Scout Landing in west Duluth on the 21st, one on the west end of Stoney Point Drive near Knife River, and another at the Two Harbors lighthouse on the 23rd. In Hennepin County, Karen Murri reported one on the lawn behind the office building at 2381 Rosegate in Roseville.
Cole Foster reports a SUMMER TANAGER on the 20th at the southeast end
of Linwood Lake in northern Anoka County and near the northwest corner of Carlos Avery WMA. To get to the location, take Jordell Street north from Lexington Avenue to a T-intersection at the southern end of Linwood Lake. Take a right at the T and park at the dead end. There is an informal trail at the dead end which leads to the main trail that runs along the eastern shore of Linwood Lake. The
bird was in the area where the informal trail intersects the main trail.
Thanks to the numerous callers who reported their sightings over the last several days.
The next scheduld update of this tape is Thursday, June 2nd.
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